Air India Delhi–Pune flight suffers bird hit; airline cancels return journey, offers refunds

Air India Delhi–Pune flight suffers bird hit; airline cancels return journey, offers refunds
June 20, 2025

Jun 20, 2025 14:45 IST
New Delhi:
In yet another aviation disruption, Air India’s Pune-bound flight from Delhi suffered a bird hit on Friday, forcing the airline to cancel its return journey. The aircraft landed safely and the bird hit was detected after it touched down in Pune, the airline said in a statement.

Air India said that the flight has been grounded and extensive checks are being carried out by the engineering team. “Flight AI2470 scheduled to operate from Pune to Delhi on June 20 has been cancelled due to a bird-hit which was detected after the incoming flight landed safely in Pune,” it said

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